Aang goes to the secret location to meet Bumi, who is being held in a metal coffin suspended high in the air. Just as the trade is about to happen, —Zuko’s sister—intervenes. She has arrived to take over the operation and finds the trade "unacceptable."
Aang realizes Bumi is right and lets him go back into captivity. The team manages to return Tom-Tom to his parents safely, proving they aren't the kidnappers the Fire Nation claimed. As they fly away on Appa, Aang is saddened to leave his old friend behind but is motivated by a new goal: finding the teacher Bumi described. [S2E3] Return to Omashu
The trio sneaks into the city using a "purple pentapus" trick—letting the tiny creatures bite them to create fake red marks that look like "pentapox," a highly contagious (and made-up) disease. The guards, terrified of catching it, let them pass. Inside, they meet a resistance movement led by local citizens who are trying to evacuate the city. Aang goes to the secret location to meet
During a chaotic attempt to help the citizens escape, the governor of the city's toddler son, , accidentally ends up with the resistance. The Fire Nation governor assumes the Avatar has kidnapped his son and offers a trade: the boy for King Bumi . The team manages to return Tom-Tom to his